Month: November 2025

2026 GRAMMY Nominees in Gospel/CCM

Nominees for the 2026 GRAMMYs were announced on November 7, and below are artists who received nominations in the Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music categories.

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Do It Again“
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

“Church“
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters

“Still — Live“
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters

“Amen“
Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters

“Come Jesus Come“
CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“I Know A Name“
Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters

“YOUR WAY’S BETTER“
Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters

“Hard Fought Hallelujah“
Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters

“Headphones“
Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Bongo ByTheWay, Clifford Harris, William Roderick Miller, Lecrae Moore, Michael Render & Tyshane Thompson, songwriters

“Amazing“
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls,songwriters

Best Gospel Album

Sunny Days
Yolanda Adams

Tasha
Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Live Breathe Fight
Tamela Mann

Only On The Road Live
Tye Tribbett

Heart Of Mine
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

CHILD OF GOD II
Forrest Frank

Coritos Vol. 1
Israel & New Breed

King Of Hearts
Brandon Lake

Reconstruction
Lecrae

Let The Church Sing
Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album

I Will Not Be Moved — Live
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Then Came The Morning
Gaither Vocal Band

Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah
The Isaacs

Good Answers
Karen Peck & New River

Back To My Roots
Candi Staton

See the full list of nominees in all categories here. The GRAMMYs are set for Sunday, February 1, 2026, and will broadcast live on CBS and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Sara Jordan Powell (1938-2025)

Homegoing service information for Sara Jordan Powell

Gospel Music Fever joins countless others in extending condolences on the passing of Ms. Sara Jordan Powell, who passed last week at age 87.

Ms. Powell’s Homegoing Celebration will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Monument of Faith Evangelistic Church in Chicago. The wake is scheduled from 10 AM to 11 AM, with the service immediately following.

Please read more about her life and music ministry from our friend Bob Marovich at the Journal of Gospel Music: RIP: Gospel Singer Sara Jordan Powell.

R.I.P. Rev. Dr. Delores James-Cain of Florida Mass Choir

Homegoing service details

The life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Delores James-Cain will be remembered with services in Lutz and Tampa, Florida this weekend. The pastor and gospel singer passed November 16th, at the age of 71.

Public viewing and visitation will be held Friday, November 28, from 12 noon to 7 PM at Heritage Christian Community Baptist Church, where Rev. Dr. James-Cain was organizer and pastor. A private service for church members and family will follow at 7 PM.

A second public viewing will take place Saturday, November 29, at 9 AM, with the Celebration of Life Service beginning at 10 AM at Bible-Based Fellowship Church in Tampa. The service will be led by Anthony White, Lead Pastor, with Pastor Floyd D. James, Sr. serving as eulogist. Interment will be at Trinity Memorial Gardens, 12609 Memorial Drive.

In the gospel music community, Rev. Dr. James-Cain was a noted soloist, directress, and workshop facilitator. Her recordings with Florida Mass Choir brought us classics like “Jesus Is the Light,” “Be Ye Steadfast,” and “Send Your Power.”

The GMF community sends up prayers for Rev. Dr. James-Cain’s family, church family, friends, and supporters.

Services announced for Bishop Christopher Brinson, Sr. (1964-2025)

GMF joins the gospel music community in mourning the passing of Bishop Christopher Brinson, Sr., who transitioned November 13, 2025. He was 61.

In the 1990s, Bishop Brinson & The Ensemble’s “What If God Is Unhappy?” filled airwaves and churches while posing a poignant question.

Bishop Brinson served as executive board member and Bishop of Protocol of Visionaries In Covenant, Inc.

Homegoing services begin with a Legacy Musical Concert on Friday, December 5, at 7 PM, hosted at Phillips Chapel Baptist Church, 132 E. Glenn Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

A Celebration of Life follows on Saturday, December 6, at 12 PM at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27107, with viewing from 11 AM to 12 PM.

Our condolences are extended to his family, friends, and co-laborers in the gospel.